The Vivi () is a

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. It is a right hand tributary of the

Nizhnyaya Tunguska The Nizhnyaya Tunguska ( rus, Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪjə tʊnˈɡuskə, meaning "Lower Tunguska") is a river in Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributa ...

. The Vivi is long, and the

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of its basin is . A damaged

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aircraft was discovered in the area of the river Vivi on 28 July 2011.Поврежденный самолет Ан-2 найден в Красноярском крае, людей на борту не обнаружено - tayga.info
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The Vivi has its source where the southern limit of the

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overlaps with the Syverma Plateau. It begins at the southern end of

Lake Vivi Lake Vivi (Russian language: о́зеро ''Ви́ви'') is a lake in Evenkia, Siberia, Russia. The area of the lake is . The lake is located in a remote area and has no permanent settlements along its banks. It is known for having the geogra ...

and is fast-flowing with many rapids. The Vivi flows roughly southeastwards across the Syverma Plateau in a very remote area where there are very rarely any people.Виви (река в Красноярском крае),

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in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. The Vivi joins the right bank of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska near where the latter flows west into the eastern side of the

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There are more than 500 small lakes in the river's basin with a total area of about . The Logancha meteorite crater is also located in the Vivi basin.

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